Bridgeport Townhouses Get Finishing Touch
Bank had to complete the repossessed Riverside Homes before selling them—below the original asking price
Year: 2011
Big Week in Chicago Sports: Derrick Rose, Tom Thibodeau, and Starlin Castro
Derrick Rose takes the MVP, as expected. But it shouldn’t overshadow Tom Thibodeau’s accomplishment putting together a great defense… but one that’s facing a tougher opponent than people think in the Atlanta Hawks. Plus: Starlin Castro gets his own honor.
Let the Games Begin at Coliseum Park
Developer hopes to spur sales with price reductions
2011 DreamHome Preview Party at the Merchandise Mart
April 13, 2011 — The Merchandise Mart unveiled the 7th annual DreamHome at an exclusive preview gala, which benefited the UCCRF Women’s Board. The gala raised funds to support basic cancer biology research at the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center. Attendees were the first to see this year’s DreamHome featuring nine elegant and sophisticated rooms by Chicago’s top designers, such as Julia Buckingham Edelmann, Frank Ponterio, Michael Abrams, and more. The 2011 DreamHome is open to the public through December 9, 2011.
Mini Review: Olive Or Twist in Berwyn
“American comfort food with flair—a place where diners can afford to eat more than once a week,” says Mr. Every Restaurateur in Town. It’s also Robert Nava’s take on his newly minted spot attached to a six-year-old martini bar owned by Marty and Regina Mendicino in Berwyn. Sounds so familiar as to be improbable, but … Read more
The Bento Box Serves Up Asian-Inspired Entrées in Bucktown
BUDGET BEAT: Everything is made to order at this laid-back BYO
'Grease' Returns to Its Raunchy Chicago Roots
NOT TEEN ANGELS: The original version of the sanitized 1978 film opens at American Theater Company
Bra Boutique Arrives in Oak Brook
Confidence Booster
An alternative to Victoria’s Secret and other massive bra chains, intimacy launched its second Chicagoland location last month in the Oakbrook Center (100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook; 630-537-0400, myintimacy.com)…
Frank Galati Sells His Lakeshore East Condo
On Monday, Frank Galati, the Tony Award–winning Chicago director and actor, and his partner, Peter Amster, who is also a theatre director, sold their condo at 340 on the Park, which overlooks Millennium Park…
Bloomberg Says Send Immigrants to Detroit; Miguel Del Valle, ICIRR Respond
Sunday on Meet the Press, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a suggestion about how to revitalize the economy—let in all immigrants who want to come here but require that they live in Detroit for five to ten years. Bloomberg explained that dispatching immigrants directly to Detroit would solve two problems simultaneously: energize the economy and…